Haven't announced a starter, only one day off before play-offs to rest regulars and pen, I don't think they field much of a line-up tomorrow. They played the regulars tonight and didn't get it done in, can't fault them if they rest a lot of guys tomorrow.

Haven't announced a starter, only one day off before play-offs to rest regulars and pen, I don't think they field much of a line-up tomorrow. They played the regulars tonight and didn't get it done in, can't fault them if they rest a lot of guys tomorrow. Thoughts?Posted by Thesemenarecowards

I would say that whoever Girardi puts out there will play their heart out, but I don't think you will see the best. Girardi has already benched Soriano, Robertson and Mo for tomorrow.

Who the heck cares?? The Sox got themselves into this situation, they need to get themselves out of it. Stop worrying about what the Yankees are doing. I`m sure that they`re more worried about being ready for the playoffs than they are a team that`s playing .250 ball.

Another thread commited to this "Yankees laying down" conspiracy nonsense? Again, if I was the Yankees, I would much rather see Boston and their awful starting pitching in the post season, than the Rays, who can beat anyone with their excellent group of arms. Of course The Yanks don't care either way, their focus is on themselves I am sure. These threads are ridiculous.

Another thread commited to this "Yankees laying down" conspiracy nonsense? Again, if I was the Yankees, I would much rather see Boston and their awful starting pitching in the post season, than the Rays, who can beat anyone with their excellent group of arms. Of course The Yanks don't care either way, their focus is on themselves I am sure. These threads are ridiculous.Posted by null

Good grief. This thread isn't about the Yankees laying down, it is about how realistic is it to expect the Yankees to use starters/valuable arms tomorrow.

To all of those with the cliche, "don't worry about the Yankees....." dribble, really? You don't care if the Rays win or lose tomorrow? Y'all are liars and clowns.

They will probably go the whole bullpen approach minus Soriano, Robertson, Rivera, Wade, and their lefthander, forgot him. Just Noesi and a lot of junk. Line up probably won't have a starter with people like Laird,Pena, Nunez (maybe),perhaps Posada at first, outfield of the three amigos. They are all professional players, but not on same playing field as to talent and need to win. We had better win!

For the life of me I can't understand why the Yanks would want to help the Rays into the playoffs. (I know, "The Rivalry" blah, blah, blah). However, right now, the Red Sox are definitely the weak link and will struggle to get through the first round (probably 3 and out if they face the Rangers). On the other hand, the Rays rotation can go up against the best line up. Why chance letting a stronger team into the playoffs?

The Red Sox will have to take care of business tonight and Thursday if necessary. As a fan, this has been tough to watch. Good luck to our guys.

Should the Rays get in, I will find it quite amusing should they end up playing the Yanks in the ALCS. As much as I dislike the Rays, it would be enjoyable watching them take the Yanks down and go on to the World Series. Especially if the Yanks were the ones who invited them to the party.

Should the Rays get in, I will find it quite amusing should they end up playing the Yanks in the ALCS. As much as I dislike the Rays, it would be enjoyable watching them take the Yanks down and go on to the World Series. Especially if the Yanks were the ones who invited them to the party.

For the life of me I can't understand why the Yanks would want to help the Rays into the playoffs. (Soxpatgirl)

For the life of me, I cannot understand why some here have this notion that the Yanks are letting Tampa walk into the post season by not trying their best.

If it wasn't for a taylor made triple play yesterday, the Yanks would have won last night. If Soriano doesn't give up that HR in the 7 inning, the Yanks win last night. They even brought in Robertson and Mo in the 8th to keep the game within reach. The Yanks did Boston the biggest favor by blasting the Rays last week, taking 3 of 4. We gift wrapped the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday, twice allowing the kids to bat with the bases loaded when we had Jeter; A-Rod and a few others on the bench able to pinch hit.

I think the yankees prefer to rest guys followed by seeing a 1 game playoff. For that to happen, they need to try and win (can't take a chance that if they let the Rays win that the Sox will also win).......So I think they will certainly try...Most guys hate losing even a meaningless game (most guys not named DJ of course).